Chapter 102 The Moon Over the Past
After a long and drawn-out discussion, the two sides finally reached a conclusion.
The Kuomintang increased the material rations in the agreement to 65,000 person-times, established a new arsenal for both parties to manage, and distributed the produced firearms according to a 7:3 ratio. The Kuomintang was responsible for 80% of the expenses for raw materials and equipment.
It was truly remarkable that the Kuomintang had to retreat to this point. After all, even the 70% was divided among their own forces, such as the Northeast Army, the Northwest Army, and the Shanxi Army. Even if Chiang Kai-shek favored his own troops, he couldn't just deny them everything.
I heard that a fight almost broke out in the meeting room during the first negotiation, since the Labour Party not only proposed doubling the supply of materials to 90,000 people, but also demanding that the production of firearms account for 50% of the total, without providing any materials.
"Why don't you bastards go and rob it!" was the most frequently uttered curse by a certain Kuomintang leader.
Despite the fierce argument, they eventually had to swallow their pride and admit defeat.
Xie Ning also received a transfer notice and went to the new factory at the end of the month to serve as deputy factory director. This arsenal had one director and two deputy factory directors. The director was appointed by Chiang Kai-shek through his personal staff, and she was one of the deputy factory directors, while the other was a leader of the Labor Party.
The lower management staff consisted of people from various departments, making it quite a mixed bag.
Before leaving, Xie Ning had to make some handover at the school. There were two people she wanted to take with her: Fang Zhihe, who was excellent in mathematics, and Liu Yun, who was good in all aspects. Both of them had a solid foundation, so Xie Ning had taken a liking to them long ago.
However, after searching the entire school, I couldn't find Fang Zhihe.
Liu Yun followed Xie Ning in the search, her face also showing anxiety. "At this time, Fang should have gone to the school for lunch. Teacher, let's go there and take a look."
However, Fang Zhihe was nowhere to be seen in the school. Liu Yun did spot a few female students who were on good terms with Fang Zhihe, so he went up to ask them. They didn't know either, only that someone had come looking for Fang Zhihe, and then the person left.
The girl eating next to me blushed and whispered, "Teacher Xie, Fang must have... gone to find a boyfriend." Her face turned even redder after she finished speaking.
The female students nodded in agreement. "Yes, yes, yes, someone was pursuing Zhihe before, and they asked Political Commissar Qin to mediate. I heard he's a regimental commander."
Many of their classmates found boyfriends because of this.
Xie Ning frowned but didn't say anything. Everyone has their own thoughts, and besides, she was usually busy, so she really didn't know when Fang Zhihe had found a boyfriend.
After Xie Ning left with Liu Yun, one of the female classmates said, "Wait a minute, I remember Zhihe rejected him. That guy shouldn't be considered her boyfriend yet, right?"
"What's wrong with that? Girls are reserved, it's normal to refuse once or twice. You're one of them, aren't you? You refused four times!"
The female student, who had been teased, spat and said angrily, "I really didn't like him at first. He's so much older than me... and not very good-looking either..."
"So why did you agree after that?"
"Sigh, he has a high position. Although we have to be unafraid of hardship and fatigue when we are fighting the Japanese invaders, we can still live a little better if we can. And to be honest, he is actually not bad. He is very good to me and is willing to give me anything."
Moreover, he was a revolutionary hero. She thought that such a revolutionary partner might not be bad.
Oh~~
Several female trainees were laughing and joking together.
Xie Ning was unaware of the inside story. She only gave Liu Yun a few instructions before returning to the courtyard. Her train was tomorrow afternoon, and she could still find Fang Zhihe in the morning. Even if she had a boyfriend, it didn't mean they had to work together all the time. Working in different places was the norm.
Just as Xie Ning finished packing everything and putting it into his spatial storage, a gunshot rang out, startling Er Niu who immediately ran over from next door. Xiao Yang's voice rang out from the doorway, "I'll take some people to check it out. Don't go out yet."
Xiao Yang returned shortly afterward. The area was under security, and he and his men couldn't get through.
Xie Ning nodded in understanding, and Xiao Yang dared not sleep any longer, personally leading a patrol.
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